Fun at the beach... 🌞🌊
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**I tried a traditional Austrian naked sauna for the first time and these are the strict rules you must follow**
There is a reason why it's compulsory to get your kit off in Austrian saunas
By Simon Fearn, 29 Jul 2024
I braved a traditional Austrian sauna with several strict rules - the main one being that you’re only allowed in if you’re stark naked.
Picture the scene. I’d been invited by Wizz Air on a press trip to the Schladming-Dachstein region of Austria and due to an early flight and several bad decisions on my part, I hadn’t had any proper kip for around 30 hours.
After a very beautiful but very rainy hike through the Silberkarklamm canyon, you can imagine it was music to my ears that the traditional mountain hotel we were staying at - the four-star Hotel Berghof in Ramsau am Dachstein - had five saunas downstairs.
However, sensing a culture clash on the horizon, our Austria tourist board contact - the fabulous Magdalena Penz - had a quick word with the reception desk and confirmed some chilling news: you were only allowed in the saunas if you took your kit off. All of it. And apparently some people can get very offended if you try and go in wearing swimming trunks or bikinis.
While the rest of our party reacted to this with mild horror, my recent soaking on the walk and ongoing sleep deprivation meant I really, really would appreciate sweating it out in some dry heat for 15 minutes, and I was prepared to go native to do it.
Why do you have to get naked in Austrian saunas?...

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https://www.ladbible.com/lifestyle/travel/austria-sauna-etiquette-naked-explained-170839-20240722


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**German Sauna Culture: Your Guide to Enjoying Co-Ed Spas**
By TAY BELGERI, JUL.30.2024
Spas are like little oases designed to remove us from reality.
No abrasively loud construction sites. No weird-smelling trash bins. No noisy fights between neighbors. No too-cold AC units or drafty windows.
There might not even be clothes involved, depending on where you’re going.
If you’re already familiar with naturism around the globe, then you might know that spas are one of the most clothing-optional places on earth. From Europe to Asia, the spa is where you can find people relaxing in their birthday suits.
That’s doubly true in places like Scandinavia, Germany, and Switzerland, where people tend to see nudity as natural and spas as a critical component of wellness.
That means that saunas (and oftentimes steam rooms) in these countries don’t require swimsuits—even when they’re co-ed.
So what can you expect from a co-ed spa experience? Let’s zero in on what it’s like to relax at one of these locations in Germany, one of the most popular destinations for American tourists. Here’s what you need to know.
Co-ed spas: au natural is the norm
Let’s quickly review why clothing is optional at spas.
First and foremost, nudity is regarded as normal. The human body isn’t a spectacle, nor is it seen as inappropriate. Viewed in this way, there’s no reason to separate spa-goers based on gender—because the body is the body, no matter its form...

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https://www.travelawaits.com/2996112/co-ed-spa-guide-in-germany


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**Topless sunbathing remains a daring act even for European women**
By Thelma Bacon, July 31, 2024
Depending upon where you are in Europe, the practice of sunbathing topless is more or less acceptable. Brits, for example, have a record of struggling to ditch the bikini top by comparison to their more brazen European neighbours.
Yet even on what the English describe as “The Continent”, exposing one’s breasts is fraught with peril. As a French sociologist researching naturism, I am fascinated by the thin line that turns bare breasts into a political statement, such as with FEMEN activists, or simple bathing practice to avoid pesky tan lines.
Bare breasts tolerated at the beach
The beach is one of the few places where it’s not inappropriate to lie partially unclothed next to strangers. That space-time is set out by the sand, turned strict, impenetrable boundary beyond which certain practices, such as exposing the body in a swimming costume, or even more so when it comes to bare breasts, are unacceptable.
On the beach, it is therefore possible to be naked without offending public decency. So how can women go topless on the beach without being eroticized by all the men around them? Because “the exposure of nudity”, according to the sociologist Jean-Claude Kaufmann, “makes the nude less apparent”. When reunited, specific conditions can normalise, if not make breasts invisible. One of the most common arguments women will resort to to justify topless sunbathing is that “We’re all made the same”. Kaufmann concludes that “normalisation stems from breasts’ impersonality in general. The archaic visual attraction would then only be due to the scarcity of the good which, now abundant, is no longer attractive”...

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https://theconversation.com/topless-sunbathing-remains-a-daring-act-even-for-european-women-235797


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**Mass skinny dip in Loch Ness will end new Inverness outdoor festival**
By John Davidson, 01 August 2024
A new festival aimed at showcasing the great outdoors around Inverness and Loch Ness will close with a mass skinny dip in Loch Ness.
The Loch and Land Festival takes place this autumn and aims to celebrate the natural beauty of the area and the many outdoor activities available.
“The Inverness and Loch Ness area is a haven for nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers alike, and Loch and Land Festival will showcase the best of what the area has to offer,” explained Don Johnstone, CEO of Visit Inverness Loch Ness (VILN), which is organising the festival.
The week-long celebration of the outdoors will include everything from climbing, yoga, archery, sea kayaking, whitewater sledging, fly fishing and axe throwing to tours, cruises, litter picks, speaker events, wood carving and wild swimming.
It will take place from October 25 to November 3, with a mass Sunrise Skinny Dip at Loch Ness to raise funds for Trees for Life bringing the activities to a chilly end!
The activities and events are being hosted by local businesses including In Your Element, Dolphin Spirit, The Ledge, Loch Ness Hub, Invercannich Farm, Dundreggan Rewilding Centre, Bowhunter Archery Woodland Activities, 42 Cycling, Alpkit and Ticket to Ride.
Additionally, Kingsmills Hotel, Palace Hotel and Glen Mhor Hotel will have offers on for visitors and locals alike...

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https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/mass-skinny-dip-in-loch-ness-will-end-new-inverness-outdoor-357217


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**Naturist Paradises’: A Nudist Exhibit In France Where Visitors Can Go Naked**
By Cecilia Rodriguez, Jul 29, 2024
The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations, Mucem, in the southern French city of Marseille is celebrating its 10th anniversary with, among others, the exhibition ‘Naturist Paradises’, dedicated to the ‘living naked’ lifestyle.
A peculiarity of the show is that on specific Tuesdays ,the exhibit can be visited...in the nude.
The nudist visits have been organized with different naturist organizations.
‘Naturist Paradises’, which runs until December 9, traces the history of nudist communities over the last 100 years with an emphasis on France, the world’s leading tourist destination for nudist enthusiasts.
According to Franceinfo, this exhibit is a first for France and it includes more than 600 photos, films, magazines, paintings, sculptures and everyday objects that tell the history of nudism from the first pioneering communities in the 1920s to today...

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2024/07/29/naturist-paradises-a-nudist-exhibit-in-france-where-visitors-can-go-naked

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**El Fonoll, the medieval village in Spain where clothes are banned**
Nestled in the Catalan mountains, this small naturist community was created in 1998 by an entrepreneurial couple on the ruins of a deserted town. Despite the strict rules, it attracts people from all over the world. ‘I will die in El Fonoll, naked but happy,’ says owner Emili Vives
By JESÚS DELGADO BARROSO, JUL 27, 2024
There are many options to enjoy the summer. There are those who dislike to innovate and instead opt for an all-inclusive vacation at some beachfront resort. And then there are those who seek lesser-known and more alternative havens of peace. El Fonoll, a restored medieval village in the province of Tarragona, in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia, falls squarely within the latter category. Whether as a family, as a couple or alone, wearing clothes is prohibited here. The village, founded in the 14th century, has been converted into a community for those who want to experience harmony with the natural environment. There are campsites, hotels, rural homes, restaurants and many activities on hand, but there are also strict rules: taking photos is prohibited (unless you have consent); complete nudity is required (weather permitting), and respect must be shown for all ideologies. The list of rules goes on, on posters that are plastered everywhere. El Fonoll is a place where you cannot pretend to be what you are not...

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https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2024-07-27/el-fonoll-the-medieval-village-in-spain-where-clothes-are-banned.html


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**British Naturism: I tried being a naturist for the day**
By Charlotte Albutt, 27th July, 2024
WE can all hold our hands up and say we have ventured through the comfort of our own homes stark-naked at least once.
But I wonder how many hands would remain up if it was in public, surrounded by a bunch of strangers?
Naturism is a lifestyle I never thought I would try.
Yet, there I was, taking part in the National British Naturism Naked Walk and Skinny Dip event on Sunday to raise important funds for the British Heart Foundation.
Naturism is a form of non-sexual social nudity which is practised by nearly nine million people across the UK - though it is a lifestyle that is not often accepted in many places.
When I told my friends and family about the event, they told me I was crazy.
I must admit. I felt I was too.
Well, imagine how you may feel if that was reversed and you were the naked one (as well) in a room full of strangers.
I was terrified as I pulled up to WatersEdge in Bishampton, which was where the event took place...

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https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24468206.british-naturism-tried-naturist-day/


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